How Perfectionism Cost Dickens Christmas Carol Profits
"When Dickens received the initial receipts of production and sale from Chapman and Hall, he found that after the deductions for printing, paper, drawing and engraving, steel plates, paper for plates, colouring, binding, incidentals and advertising and commission to the publishers, the 'Balance of account to Mr Dickens's credit' was a mere £137." The Guardian (UK) 12/22/09

Posted December 22, 2009 06:05 AM